payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
to loiter around; to wander about
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
earnings from a part-time job
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sports ground; sports oval
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
as a child; when one was a child
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take over; to hand over
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to fight against; to oppose; to face